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Mid-Career Machine Learning Engineer - Recommendation Systems

11 Hours ago • All levels • Artificial Intelligence • $182,000 PA - $273,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Mid-Career Machine Learning Engineer at PlayStation, you'll design, develop, and deploy large-scale machine learning systems for consumer-facing applications like content personalization and product recommendations. You'll leverage cutting-edge ML/DL technologies (recommendation systems) and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include creating metrics, A/B testing, analyzing large datasets, and producing reusable code in Python. You'll contribute to impactful insights, building a dynamic and interactive experience for millions of PlayStation users. The role involves working with structured and unstructured data using big data and streaming technologies, and contributing to architectural initiatives.
Must have:
  • Develop ML/DL models for recommendation systems
  • Experience with Python (and ideally Scala/Java)
  • A/B testing and performance evaluation
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Big data and streaming technologies expertise
Good to have:
  • TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLlib
  • Databricks, Spark, Tecton, Kubernetes
  • Model serving optimization
  • AWS cloud experience
  • Custom ML platform experience
Perks:
  • Top-tier benefits package (medical, dental, vision)
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package (potential)

Job Details

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Machine Learning Engineer II

San Francisco, CA

Do you want to join a Machine Learning team committed to personalizing the PlayStation experience for hundreds of millions of users? The work we do delivers impactful insights to build an increasingly dynamic and interactive experience! The Machine Learning Engineers within the platform engineering group will deliver optimized interactions across PlayStation experiences and systems by designing, coding, training, documenting, cost-effectively deploying and evaluating very large-scale machine learning systems.

We are looking for someone who can build delightful products and experiences for millions, in an agile environment, collaborating with teams-across Engineering and Product. Further, you will be immersed in groundbreaking ML technologies, tools and processes, as you help to advance our technical objectives and architectural initiatives.

You Will:

  • Design and develop various machine learning and deep learning models and systems for high-impact consumer-facing applications such as content personalizations and product recommendations.
  • Work with a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning technologies, in the areas of recommendation systems.
  • Create metrics and configure A/B testing to evaluate model performance offline and online to inform and convey our impacts to diverse groups of stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams of technical members and non-technical members in architecture, design and code reviews.
  • Analyze and produce insights from a large amount of dynamic structured and unstructured data using modern big data and streaming technologies
  • Produce reusable code according to standard methodologies in Python

You Bring:

  • Masters degree in CS/Statistics/Data Science, with a specialization in machine learning or equivalent experience
  • Experience with Python, and ideally also Scala or Java
  • Experience in developing ML models for structured data, and ideally also unstructured data
  • Industry work experience in designing and implementing large-scale machine learning-based solutions that ideally include: recommender systems, personalization, and A/B testing.
  • Strong machine learning, and statistical knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proficient with Machine learning frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, MLlib
  • Experience with Databricks, Spark, Tecton, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins
  • Familiarity with standard methodologies in large-scale DL training/Inference
  • Experience with reducing model serving latency, memory footprint
  • Experience in cloud-based environments, such as AWS
  • Experience working with custom ML platforms

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role
is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

 

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$182,000 - $273,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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Want to take your career to the next level? Search open job vacancies at any of the Sony Interactive sites by visiting playstation.com/careers/


Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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